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Body Idioms

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

1. . He had prepared the talk very well, but on the day of the presentation he ___

let his hair down.

got cold feet.

was up tp hid e

Answer explanation

To get cold feeth means to lose courage at the last moment.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When I think about how hard you've worked and how badly they've treated you it ___.

makes my blood boil

is a pain in the neck

is a weight off my shoulders

Answer explanation

To make your blood boil means to make you angry.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Sorry I can't help you this week. I'm ___ with work.

a pain in the neck

a weight off your shoulders

up to my eyeballs

Answer explanation

To be up to your eyeballs means to have a lot to do.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

I'm trying to ___ , but that's the fourth rejection I've had in a row.

get cold feet

keep my chin up

let my hair down

Answer explanation

To keep your chin up is to stay positive.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

 I'm sorry you have to rewrite the article or at least cut it down. It is ___ , I know, but the magazine insists that it can't be over 300 words.

a pain in the neck

a weight off my shoulders

elbow room

Answer explanation

To be a pain in the neck is to be an annoyance.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Sorry to bore you about my troubles at work. I just had to get it ___ .

off the top of my head

off my shoulders

off my chest

Answer explanation

To get something off your chest means to tell someone how you feel.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

At the end of a long year's training and participating in competitions, she can now finally go out and ___ .

keep my chin up

let her hair down

stick her neck out

Answer explanation

To let your hair down means to enjoy yourself without inhibitions!

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

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